Stone Soup Learns



 

Stone Soup Learns

Stone Soup Learns is part of the Stone Soup Project family. Working together we provide educational and recreational opportunities to young people and adults of all ages. We strongly believe that all students should have the opportunity to nurture their talents and give them the chance to see them flourish.

We use some of the latest equipment available to engage and encourage our students in their chosen field of activity, from performing arts, media technology, business studies and enterprise through to construction and craft design. Emphasis is placed on preparing the young person for further education or the workplace and we employ a vocational, project based approach. For our adult students, there is a range of skill building courses, designed to enhance the skills that you already have or learn something entirely new. Courses run throughout the year on Construction, IT, Basic Skills, Literacy and numeracy skills, with new and exciting workshops and opportunities running at selected times. The Stone Soup Project has a holistic approach to student welfare and is flexible enough to offer bespoke courses to help everyone make the most of our services. Our provision for school age education is tailored to the individual and placement is through Direct Referrals by schools and learning services.

Added to the academic content of the programmes, referrals also include:

  • Attendance Tracking
  • Home visits and parental liaison, agency liaison (Connexions, YOT etc.)
  • Parents evenings
  • Celebration events & reward systems
  • Work experience and employment opportunities
  • Apprenticeships
  • Life skills and wellbeing
  • “Setting up for life” - which involves, opening a bank account, CV writing and interview skills.
  • Assistance with college applications and entry
  • Streamlined entry process into Further Education through our college partnerships.

Beyond Year 11 we also offer a range of further education opportunities including Pre E2E, E2E and post E2E courses run in conjunction with local Further Education Institutes.

How to access the Service

If you would like to work with us, a call to our Head Office is enough to start to start the process. An appointment can be made for the referrer and young person to visit the project and meet the team. This is followed by a meeting between the student and a project worker to ascertain what the young person’s requirements are and their suitability for our programmes. Once a placement has been agreed, we will issue a referral form to be completed, after which a start date is arranged and the programme commences. Placements on these programmes can be made at any time of the year.

For more information about this service or to discuss our range of programmes please contact our Head Office on: 0115 958 1122, alternatively you can email us on referrals@thestonesoupproject.com

 

Latest News

 

Nottingham City Council has granted permission for the Stone Soup Learns Free School at 14 High Pavement, next to the Galleries of Justice.

The new state-funded school will be run by education charity Stone Soup, which currently provides vocational courses for people in the city.

It hopes the school will provide an alternative choice for young people who are unable to attend a mainstream or special school.

"We believe that every young person has the opportunity to succeed by being motivated and inspired.

"The school aims to develop young people into unique, responsible, receptive, discerning human beings with a sense of their own value.

"The school will be structured to nurture the social development of all the young people it works with, most of whom experience significant disadvantages."

Free schools can be set up by anyone who can prove there is a need for a particular type of education in an area.

They are funded by the Government but have the freedom to set their own curriculums.

The Stone Soup project was established in 2002 and is based in the Old Knows Factory in St Ann's Hill Road.

The new school will have space for 100 pupils aged between 11 and 19, who would study subjects including construction, creative industries, fashion and textiles.

There will also be a restaurant, which will include a training kitchen to teach food hygiene and other hospitality courses and a restaurant that will be open to the public.

The school will feature a media studio in the basement and workshops for carpentry and other vocational classes.

It will also have a training area for retail and marketing studies and space to exhibit the work produced by students, occasionally allowing the public to purchase work on display.

The school day will run from 9.30am until 3pm, with a supervised lunch break between 12.15pm and 1pm. It will have the same school terms as city council-run schools.

Alterations to the building will include the removal of a flat roof, side extension, new partitioning, new stairs and a new lift.

It is hoped that the school will open by September.

 

 

We are pleased to announce that we have successfully recruited our new Principal Designate. As clear leadership is such an essential element of a school we are glad to have on board someone who understands the needs of students who access Alternative provision.

Music Technology full time course

We are currently recruiting for the full time Music Technology course 2012/2013 If you are interested and would like more details please contact: Colin@thestonesoupproject.com